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Square Enix have announced three RPG titles to be released on the PlayStation Network: Chrono Cross will be released on November 8, Final Fantasy V is set for a November 22 release and finally Final Fantasy VI is scheduled to be available on December 6.

Final Fantasy V has been available in Europe on PSN since April 13, and Final Fantasy VI since June 2. Chrono Cross has never been made available in Europe - with Square Enix previously advising "unfortunately a combination of technical and business reasons means that Chrono Cross will not be released in any PAL territory"¹ - hopefully this changes and a PSN release is on the cards.

Notes

1. Gamespot ↩

Sources

• PlayStation Blog

Both Chrono Cross and Final Fantasy Origins (which was a PlayStation release of both Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II) have both been rated by the ESRB¹².

It would appear both Chrono Cross and Final Fantasy Origins will be coming to the PlayStation Network as PSOne classics (for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable). Both titles have already been released on the PSN in Japan on July 6 and June 24 respectively. Read on

Notes

1. [source=http://www.esrb.org/ratings/search.jsp?title=chrono+cross ESRB - Chrono Cross ↩

2. [source=http://www.esrb.org/ratings/search.jsp?title=final+fantasy+origins ESRB - Final Fantasy Origins ↩

Beyond Good & Evil HD, released in March for Xbox Live Marketplace¹, is coming to PS3 via PlayStation Network Tuesday, June 28 for $9.99.

For this update, developer Ubisoft has incorporated more than just full 1080p resolution. As highlighted in this ars technica article, Beyond Good & Evil HD also has received some significant graphical upgrades, including new textures and character models. Read on

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1. Marketplace.Xbox.com ↩

When people design online games, they often do lazy work. They bring an existing single-player game — an RPG, an RTS, a fighting game, a shooter — and duct tape on some online technology. They say, “okay, there’s multiple players, now do something cool. Here, play a kid’s game like Capture the Flag.” That’s the level of design. “Why don’t you kill each other until the last guy is left standing.”

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• PlayStation blog interview

This groovy classic is on a freight train headed for Xbox Live Arcade and PSN.